The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, Cambodia on 30 April 1999, and Timor-Leste on 26 October 2025 making up what is today the eleven Member States of ASEAN.
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
After a close consultation of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers at their Informal Meeting in Karambunai, Malaysia, H.E. Hor Namhong, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Chairman of the ASEAN Standing Committee (ASC) issued the following statement:
The ASEAN Fo
The ASEAN-China, Japan and Korea Tourism Ministers’ Retreat was convened in Bali, Indonesia on 15 March 2003. H.E. Mr. Somphong Mongkhonvilay, Minister to the Prime Minister’s Office, Lao PDR chaired the Meeting.
The Ministers and relevant Representatives reiterated their commitment to work in
SIEM REAP (Mar 5) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen said ASEAN nations have to establish a more comprehensive framework and mechanism for constructive cooperation in environmental conservation.
“We need to work more closely to ensure synergies, better resource mobilization, improved coordi
Siem Reap (Mar 4, 2003) – ASEAN Ministers responsible for environment met today and resolved to continue their efforts to tackle comprehensively, and on a concerted and collaborative basis, the transboundary haze pollution problem that plagued ASEAN periodically in recent years. The Ministers hav
JAKARTA (Feb 19) — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Southeast Asia increased marginally in the first half of last year compared to the same period in 2001, according to the latest statistics by the ASEAN Secretariat.
FDI flows to ASEAN based on the balance of payment in the first half of 200
JAKARTA (Feb 17) – How can the spread of HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia be curbed and managed by governments and agencies faced with this problem that affects the social stability and economic growth of a country?
Participants at the ASEAN Cooperation Forum on HIV/AIDS to be held in Bangkok from F
JAKARTA (Feb 13) – The European Community has awarded 4 million Euros (about US$4.7 million) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for economic development under the ASEAN Programme for Regional Integration Support (APRIS).
The European Union External Relations Commissioner Chris
JAKARTA (Feb 13) – The European Community has awarded 4 million Euros (about US$4.7 million) to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for economic development under the ASEAN Programme for Regional Integration Support (APRIS).
The European Union External Relations Commissioner Chr
JAKARTA, 31 Jan. – Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have decided early this week to accelerate the liberalization of their investment regimes by broadening the scope of economic activities where ASEAN investors are welcome and given national treatment.
Meeting in Jakar
1. We the Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), at our meeting in Brussels 27-28 January 2003, reaffirm our commitment to combat terrorism, which constitute a profound threat to stability, peace and security in our regions and beyond
